Origin of Taittiriya Aranyaka

An Āraṇyaka is the third division of Veda. The Taittiriya Aranyaka belongs to the Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda. It has ten prapāṭhakas or sections. They are also called araṇas and praśnas. The ten prapāṭhakas are named according to the very first word of each, such as: